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Short-term contracts harm the ‘common good’ mission of universities

Short-term contracts harm the ‘common good’ mission of universities

A new report from the Canadian Association of University Teachers has found that instead of the “attractive flexibility” university administrators use as a justification for hiring academics on short-term contracts, the reality of such contracts is that they are “discouraging and demoralizing”. Contract academics (CAS) are treated as though they do not belong in the […] … learn more→